01/08/2017 How can I add a printer from the command line?

er from the command line? | Management & Mobility content from Windows IT Pro

A. Microsoft has a utility which can add printers from the command line but its only available to OEM suppliers. Another option is by directly manipulating the
printui.dll dynamic link library.

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry \[options\]

For example to add a HP DeskJet 970Cxi on LPT1: on Windows 2000 use the following:

D:\>rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "HP DeskJet 970Cxi" /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf

Other options are:

/a\[file\] binary file name /b\[name\] base printer name /c\[

Store or restore printer settings option flags that must be placed at the end of command:

2 PRINTER_INFO_2 7 PRINTER_INFO_7 c Color

Examples:

Run server properties:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /s /t1 /n\\machine

Run printer properties:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n\\machine\printer

Run add printer wizard localy:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /il

Run add printer wizard on \\machine:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /il /c\\machine

Run queue view:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /o /n\\machine\printer

Run inf install:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "Test Printer" /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf /r "lpt1:" /m "AGFA-AccuSet v52.3"

Run add printer wizard using inf:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ii /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf

Add per machine printer connection:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\machine /n\\machine\printer /j"LanMan Print Services"

Delete per machine printer connection:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /gd /c\\machine /n\\machine\printer

Enumerate per machine printer connections:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ge /c\\machine

Add printer driver using inf:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ia /c\\machine /m "AGFA-AccuSet v52.3" /h "Intel" /v "Windows 2000" /f %windir%\inf\ntprin

Remove printer driver:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dd /c\\machine /m "AGFA-AccuSet v52.3" /h "Intel" /v "Windows 2000"

Set printer as default:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n "printer"

Set printer comment:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Xs /n "printer" comment "My Cool Printer"

Get printer settings:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Xg /n "printer"

Get printer settings saving results in a file:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /f "results.txt" /Xg /n "printer"

Set printer settings command usage:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Xs /n "printer" ?

Store all printer settings into a file:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Ss /n "printer" /a "file.dat"

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Restore all printer settings from a file:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUI /Sr /n "printer" /a "file.dat"

Store printer information on level 2 into a file :

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Ss /n "printer" /a "file.dat" 2

Restore from a file printer security descriptor:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Sr /n "printer" /a "file.dat" s

Restore from a file printer global devmode and printer data:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Sr /n "printer" /a "file.dat" g d

Restore from a file minimum settings and resolve port name:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Sr /n "printer" /a "file.dat" m p

Also see Knowledge Base article Q189105(http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/1/05.ASP)

Another option is to use the START command:

start \\print_server\print_name

The first time the system asks if you want to install the new printer to your system. No wizards and no questions to answer. The driver is directly downloaded
from the printer server.

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